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To-day's Advertisements

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. OF HONGKONG.

EMPIRE DAY.

COMICE in hereby given that all FIRE INSURANCE "OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Bamu un THOR DAY, 24th Bay, at 1 o'clock p.m.

By Onior.

A.R. LOWE,

Secretary,

Hagkong, May 18, 1917

1833

MAGINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

OF HONGKONG.

EMPIRE DAY.

TICE hereby, given that all. MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busine on THURSDAY, Sich May, at o'clock pur

By Order,

A. R. LOWE Secretary,

Hongkong. May 23, 1947,

G.

R

PUBLIC AUCTION.

343,5

structions from The Hon. The

Director of Biblie Works to sell by

When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. ROSS & Co.

-Largest Stock-of-Motor Cara Motor Cycles and Marina Motors In Hongkong. "Everything for Motoring."

TO LET

TO LET.

TOUR BOOMED FLAT; in Nathan

FRoad, Kowloot.

Apply-

A & WATSON & Co., Ltd.

Alexandles Buildings

THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

Hongkong."May. 22, 1917.

TO LET.

1827

THE CHINA MAIL.

NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

IN WHICH ARE VENTED THE BELAMU ỚT

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

ן,

COMPANY, LID

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE Co."

!.

OTAL FUNDS AT ST DECEMBER, 1914, E23.070,567%

TOT

-Authorised Capital £8,000,000

Sabecribed Capital £4,500,00UĮ. Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 3,817,047 IT-Life Annuity Funds,... 17,187,500 Sinking Fund Account ...... 123,230

DOMS TO LET-Post Oflieg Build-¦ fi—-Fiza Fonds THE Undersigned have receive eines (Cip flopp),

Apply -- LOWE, BINGHAM ♬ MATTHEWS, Chartered Bank Building." 10 Hongkong, 2nd May, 1917:

Pablie Auction.

£52.

SATURDAY,

the 28th May, 1917, commencing 10.201.m., at their Salon Rooms, No. 3,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

"

Ice House Street,

TO LET

A Few Lots of BRASS FITTINGS, NOONS table for

Furnished SITE

Comprising

Brass Fan Light Catches,

Brass Casement Fastenerss

Brass Spring Leichen,

Indicators for Switch: Ponrii, Points for

do.

Chat Iron Nerkets for Gutterings.

&c.,

..

Terma :-Cash.

&c.

OF Warrind couple or two bachelors, with board, bal haathon.

Apply

ROGATE & HARTING!

Tole, 296 K. Hongkong, May 17, 1917.

1503

TO BET.

RDSHFAL No., HIS The Penk,

newly one up.

138

Apply

CHATER & MODY.

Queen's Road Central

Hongkong, May 3, 1917.

1721

TO LET

HUGHES, & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong May 21, 1917) -

"

PUBLIC AUCTION..

STIHE « Undersigned have received in

structiona. to sell by Public Auction. (80% account or TX CONCERNED),

TUESDAY,

the 29th May, 1917, commencing 42.30 pm, at their Sales Roca, No

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

lex Hoca TEZZI, .. VALUABLE TEAKWOOD 150

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

Zem

*.

--Comprising:-

Upholstered Suites, Arm chairs and

NEW HOUSE in Condoit Road. Rauly, for occupation.

Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent and other particulars apply to

H. M. H. NEMAZEE,

" Des Voeux Read:

"Hongkong. March 15, 1917.

1577

TO LET

Sofas, Card Tables Bedroom Furniture, i ELL appointed! and Comfortable comprising Double and Single Brass W.European Houses Nov. 17 and 19

Kuna

mounter Bedsteadis, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood) Sideboards, Dinner Wag

Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Gluse Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, & Bath Room Tensils, Foll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Ware, šte.

Plano in good condition. Electric Bestling Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood Screens, quantity of Rackwood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc

J

Teunis Fales and Netting, Porcelain Ligar Cabinet, Large Bath, Bram iuger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cots, Perambulators, etc, etc.

(Full Particular from Catalogos.) Ta-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Enctioners Hongkong May 23, 1917. -

▾

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-

FROM CALCUTTA.

T45 Starship

H

H!

1835

SANTHIA," having arrived. Consignees of Cargo by. her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or Extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, wience and/or from the warves delivery muy be obtained.

Gools act cleared by 30th instant, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafod and damaged pack- are to be left in the Codewas, by Mesars. Goddard and Douglas on

10 AL

where they wil be exam instant,

Claims against the Steamer must be presented in writing within 10 days alte arrival of Steamer, otherwise they

not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.

„Bills of le dang qill Le countersigned by

DAVID BASSOON & Co., Lmn.

Agents. Hongkong, May 23, 1917. 1837

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location "LG. EXEcran Trash Pha Entrance, Kloctine Lifta, Fane and Lighting, Estupiente Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Ha and Orid Water System:Throughout. Best of Food and Servica.

Taxertions, 373

WITCHELL Menagers

KENNEDY ROAD. With electric lights already installed.

-Apply-

YOUNG HEE,

10 Des Vax Road Central,

TEL. No. 90 und 551. Hongkong, May 19, 1917. 1808

OFFICES

TO LET

at Connaught Road. OFFICES in King sand York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit. Road.

ROCSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST:

MENT & AGENCY Co., L.

TO LET

(MITEDIATE ENTRY, two very desirable 8HOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Ilotel. Recently reconstructed.,

For rent and other particulare,.......

Apply to

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd, 46, Connaught Road Central

1678 Borgkong, April 23, 1917-

TO LET. TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury "Avenue,

go

Kowloon,

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon

TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf area 58,000 sq. ft suitable for con storage or erection of godownS

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

.CO. LTLA Alexandra Baldinge

Hongkong, Feb 7, 1919.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

"I-In Fictoria with two Bearers.

Quarter hour.

Half bour. *

One hour,

Three hours, ....

... 10 cents

50

H

Six hours. - 70: Day (8am to 6 pin.)$1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,

haif fare extra

Between the huurs of 8.33 pm, and a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

LI-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers

Hent

..... 0.50 cents.

.81.00

Three hours...................................... Six hours...... Day (6 am to 6. p.m.), .......... 400 5

- El District.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 23 at 12.10-No returns,from Japan. Pressure gradients are shallow elsewhere..

4.

Fressure has decreased moderately along the east coast of China, and slightly over Formoen. It has increased slightly over S. Manchuria, the Philip pines, and Borneo,

Hongkong Rainfall for, the 94 hours onding at 10 am to-day, 000 isch. Total since January 1st, 15,33 inches, against an average of 19,30 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noor on the 24th May-

1-Eongkong to Gap Rock: SE or variable witids, moderate to light; ine to cloudy.

;)

Formoes Channel: The same as No. 1.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1917.

SHARE REPORT,

MAY 23RD, 1917

Stock and paid ap

..Tride.

Мотив 11.30 AM..

Leat Dividend

and data,''

Approximate Iswargoed

on lat year'a

BANKRA

Hongkong & Shal 105 $706

MARINE INSUR-

ANOEK.

Cantone........... 50) #930

3-South coast of China between Nerth Obia.......EST. 150 Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as

***- 0,20-

With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter hour......20.15 Half.bour, s One hour.

$9.30

• 11:44.

No. 1.

0.30.

0.00

Two hours.

·0.50

8,80

Three hours,

Q:TO

· 7,00

Six hours,

1.00

Day (8am to 6p.m.)1.50

1.00 9:00

No. 1.

RICKSHAS

In the land of Hongtong if engaged

via Victoria.

Ten minutes,

Half hour.

uarter hour,

One hour,

Every Subsequent hour,

£3,970,387

Roronne Fire Bracch....

Life and Annuity

Branche........LATO Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipts

3 couts

.15

20

Note the ricksha he engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- 581,455 charged outside the Western part of the 2,141,583 City of Victoria after 9.p.m., or be dis

charged to the East of Bay View Police 337,239 Station on the Eastern side of the City 478,940 of Victoria after 9

£3,139,428

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are zeparately larssted, and, by Act of Parliament, are set amid to meet the cisins under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Boriness

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

duenta.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

15, Morrison Hill Road.

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THE CHINA MAILA

NOTICE,,

Communications relating to newe should be addressed to TE EDITɔs.

Currespondente must forward their names and addresses with any communica

on addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication bat, eridenes of good with.

All matter for publication should be written ou one side of the paper only.

Letters relating to business should be

addressed to The MaxGas

Rate of subscription to "China Mall” is $36 per annum; per quarter and per men- sema "pro rata'. -----------

The Dhima Mail' is delivered free to eb-ribers in Hongkong and Kowloom.

Postage Charged at the rate of fifty cents per mouth."

Orders for extra copies of the 'Carri MAIL" should be sent as soon as possible as the supply is limited. Cash 10 cta, Credit Beta, par copy

Kato of subscription te, the "Overland China Mail" is $12 per annum ; postage per annum erts. Bingle copics twenty fre cents each. ·

Alterations and additions to advertise. ments on Page 2. 3, 6, and 7 should be sent to the Olles, No. 5, Wyndham

Sarast, not later than 13 30a.m.

fare shall be charge an extru baft

IL-Iz Kaisloom.. Quarter hour. Half bour, ......... Hour,

5 cents.

15

了

Every subsequent hour,......... 10

III-Taipo Roai.

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take lenger than

To ith mile-

single... 75 cents....1 bour. return....$1.00

Beyond 4th to 8th mile-

single81.20... return......81.50%..

Beyond 8th to 9th mile- single81.75. return......$2.00

4-out coast of China between Exions Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Tangistes

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.

The following table shows the Stan dard. Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of May,

107

Dato... Ends. May 23rd, 1.29 24.T$1.

4th,

3,20 Bath. 5.20

98th. 5.99

7thi

98th 5.28

oth, 3.24

» H0th, 3.27. 31st, 5.27

11

Begina.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

hours.

Station.

..hours.

Beyond Oth to 11th mile

82.00................................

single

return

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange. ment in such case.

The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.

REPORT!

MAY 22. 1917.-.,

Hour.

Barometer

Temperature."

at Sca Level.

Wostock ... 8:29.73. 43 Memuroa. Hakodatp

Tokio

Kochi.....

Wind..

Humidity.

Direction. · |

Weather,

Fores.

Firmi, of 52-9 making £46 for 1926 and Bonus

of 10 sub-

ject to deduction of

el p.c

Income tax

$7 final making ది

we 1915 and Interim

of $18 e 1816. J

et p

20%-

Int. div. of 15 %

at 36 2-16, $4.25 per

$200 $870

$60117

'share's/c 1918............................. Taterim of $30 a 181.

#15. making

8) p.c

for

L'IRE¡ INSURANCES.Į

1913 and specia! of # v.com 1916...

Sand bocu 9 for

·· 1915.

$5 b.

$10.4.

.8 p..

· China]Fires. «.............$ 20 $14kb. Hongkong Fires...

وا

SHIPPING

Douglas Steamship 850 891 v. 817

Stormboati ... 15 $171 b.

Indo-Chines-

(Preferred)...£5840-

Deferred)...£5107

"Shell" Iranaporm £1109/. b. "Star Ferry ...... 1010 ↳

$27 for 1913gg

Int. of $ă al 19161917

$1.95 for 1916

Final 1 3/- a/c 1915..... Final of 40% s/c1916....

2/-ista 1916 Coupon 97

8183 dividend † să câr. Bonus for year ending

8p.c.

p..

REFINERIFE. Obing Sugars........00 [sto Malabon Sugar. P. 50

$30

812 for 1916

P. for 191.

Bishki...

134. p.2

MININO.

Kailena

Langkace

...£192/6 1. s

zdr. 10 T. 17 b. -

£1 $2.5

Int. div, of 1/- frve of in- come tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9

5 ..

1 interim making 4/

13 p.

/ 1918.

9% for 1916

Brube

Tronoh Minos

.........

3776 Ural Caspian....E] 3-

DOCKS, WEARVES

AND GODOWNS

Tis. 1 for th

Sagaki Kagoshima Oskiam Naha Istim honin land Chefou Weihaiwei

Kowloon Whurren & 50| 370. v.

EK. & Whsinpe

8% 1218 & bonus 22

it på

Final $2.50 & bonus $8, usking $11 a/0.4918...

Hantow

Ichang

I

Riskiang

per passenger.

Os cents.

Shanghai.. Gutala.... Sharp Pr... Amoy

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Shaughter House t

Sailors' Home

From Sailors' Home to" Government Civil Hos pital......... From Government Ci

Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Hare

Couse ......

From Clock Town to Bay "View House "

Not exoceding Changsha

04

Dock 5) #109)

Shanghai Decks T. 100 T. 24

Ta. Té ioi yeux ending

30'4'16

W

Swatow Taiboku... a Taicha... Tainan Kosban... Peseadores Canton 6 Die Hongkong. Gap Rock..

HOTELS LANDS

·AND BUILDINGS.

Hongkong Hotels......# 30] #100 i

Central Hatase))...$100|| #99 |

Bongkong Lands $100 $971 Humphreys Exaco ₺ 10} #61 h. 6.40 sa.

Kowloon Lands ...8 50 333

West Points

Shanghai Lande

Final of 3 making 96

1% 1918

·87 (c. 1916.««««

Final div. of So making

87/c 1915

30 cants for 1918

for 1916....

Final #3-25, making $5.25

*ia 1916. 6% final making 12%

/ 1915.

Holbow

310

12

Macuc

Frum Wanchai Market to Bay View House ..... From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

Wucho

08

Pikhoi

isa IIIn the City of Victoria.

08

"Not exceeding

per pazujer,

10 cents..

10

Quarter hour, Half hour, One hour... Two hours, Alterations and additions to Advertise: Three ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sent us not later than I p.m.

Four Five „"New Cadrertisements should be sens în Six / before 2p.m..

Advertisementa and Subscriptions which are not ordered for fixed period "will be continued until countermua nd nd

Telegraphic Address *MAIL! Hongkong, Code: A.B.O. 5th Edition.

Telephone No. 22.

Tru Coma-Maxx, Lamuyen,

EXCHANGE.

Hongling, May 3, 1917.

Ou London--

!

Bank Wire

On demand,

20 days' sight...

2241176

4 months' sight, ..... ...2/4 15/16

152

Credits, 4 months" sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/54

+

70

75

One day from € a.m. to&p.m. $1,25

III-Beyoud Victoria.

17

Not exceeding per passenger

25 cents..

16

75

One hour... Two yours. Thres Four

Six One day from 6an. to 2 p.m. $1.50

1140

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half for extra is to be slowed for the return journey.

*

... IT—In Houtcome?

Quarter hour,

| Hall hour,..

#he bour, an

Two Loure

Da Parie-

Three is

On demand,

3244

Credita, 4 months' sight,

Four Five Six

On New York.

On demand,”

Credita, 60 days sight,

Borabay-

110.

On demand,

On Calcutta

Wire

On demand

Ca Singapore On derasart

Du Manila

On demard,

On Shanghai

On deman

20 days' sight(private paj

On Yokohama

· On damand:

1107

48.30

ME. LIBOR ZAN, & Chinese gradoria versed in | Goli Leaf, 100 fine (per tool)

iterature, has beau's teacher to Karp Servereigns (Banks Brying rate) 8130 n izficinis and Marchants in Lidia Unipay Apr 140 Take,

dije-bue a good matkind of brukadne karepaków to | Bilver: (por oz.)

yes in the Chime ambastion, and le pousand Bar Siver in Hongkong

of a first rate derület IRON LASCOE Chinese Copper Cash kam Rise à good kawwindkast Minnenaim kada jank

Thane who intendensing the Chinesinugune Cimere Copper Chester C Are Fundated to wriin ajo? Gulus kinila Unene Hate of Naifre InterBEE

Arve) to ko. 184, Kalingian steps, Brew Cipos Sub, Com Me

Hongkong Suk Elorr

Bow.

DEL

Not exceeding

per passenger

.00

80

9.00

240

$80

$31.00

One day from 6 am to 6p.m.; 15.00

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 [am, the above fares shall be incrassed by 50 per centum.

HONGKONG KEGISTER.

Phaben Tourane need C.St. Jamesi Aparri Dagupan

Manila.....

Legasm Tacloban

Iloilo Surigaon Labuan...

ཆོད འཚོ ཆེ རྒྱལ དམ

☎ 50.875 i

T. 50 T. 23

COTTON KILLS.

ET. T. 150.b.

Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 1916. & m

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 23, 1917.

BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Kung Tik Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tooths and hundredthe.

Y ngtas pos

5. TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of s«tors tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

*

10 T. 244 B.

IT. 680

·MIBGELLANEOUS.

Tis. B for year ending

31-10-16

st pe

8 pe

72 p.

P

SUPEM 14

Tla; 6 div: 2:0 year ended.

30-6-18.

T. 0.90 for 1916

Cuius-Borsec 315 $7.40

60 stm, for 1918,

.ORG OF WIND, according to Light & Power.... 6 ger Bes iford Scale

8. STATE OF WEATHER b blue sky, c.las-Providents detached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog.

10 88

Green Kalanda men-€ 7}|$7.80

g gloomy, ʼn hail, I lightning, è ovʻreasty Dairy P pasing showers, 9 squa), r rain" 3500W-

thunder. visibility; w dew well. IRA in inches tenths and hun dredths.

100

Hongkong Electrics #"10 | #49′′b." Hongkong Ions... 20 | 8131

Hongkong Roper 10 | 528)

Tramways 5). $6,6D 06. Hongrone

A1 Peak Tramways. 10 19.00

Temperature.

Hongkong, May 23, 1917. BACTER

I lik

Do

· P.M.

20.00 20.87

HK. 8tol Foundry

310.

200

P.M.

30.85

~78

Do

Ug. (Wat bulb) 9 kalla saya ak

75

Du. Wat bulbi 1 ...

mą

Oo.. Wet bath) 4 TL

277 78

Ou dais at Ovénlá st

fa

Barometer 29.88 Temperature 79%

29.82

Y

79

Direction of

Wind...in)

Force

10.40%

$3,80

Maximum

D. Minimum (on at night

Steam Laundry 3.6/$3.40 b

Gaton Waterboats

pe for year ending 28:06

70 cents for 1916.......

13 for year ending 31-7:16 aliviaro 180 cents for 1918 ........

2 a/c 1916/17 Bonus 75 centaurizione (#11) on a/c 191

#1 fins and bonus #1, winking 33......... Final of 23 %- (48 centa

pershare)making 30 %- ajd 1916

for 1915/193

6 p.

19 p.e

25 nesta for 1915/TA18.,

195% for (1016/

70 names tref 1915.

50 cents for 19781514.2

10 pa

Add: HIALTO

990P.0.B Na 111

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